"tinker" in German
Detailed translations for "tinker"
to tinker
1. general
to tinker(also: to cobble, to vamp up)
to tinker(also: to improvise sth.)
Some guys tinker with cars some guys, they collect stamps.
Manche Leute basteln an Autos herum, wieder andere sammeln Briefmarken.
Well, tinker all you like.
Dann basteln Sie mal schön.
to tinker(also: to jerry-build {jerry-built, jerry-built}, to mess/botch/screw things up)
2. with
to tinker(also: to fiddle with, to fiddle around, to fumble, quickly put together an improvised solution)
frickeln{intransitive verb}
to tinker
What's that? Another gadget for me to tinker with?
Ein weiteres Gerät, an dem ich herumbasteln soll?
to tinker(also: to fiddle around, to potter)
herumpfuschen{intransitive verb}